Chapter 694: The Chai Family's Happy Event
This doubt bothered Chen Zumo for two days, and when he waited for Xiao Nuan to come out outside the fourth village with his family outside the fourth village after the eighth day of the sixth month, he was still worried.
Chai Yuyuan became even more impatient when she saw him like this, "If the master is not at ease, don't take her there, what to do to find guilt for yourself!" ”
Chen Zumo was silent, it was uncomfortable to bring him or not, so why didn't he bring it? Moreover, Prince He also signaled for him to take Xiao Nuan with him, so that people could know that King Sheng and Prince He had a great relationship.
"What time is it now, what's the matter if the concubine is not in the house to help! If the dead girl doesn't come out again, we'll go first, and wait for her to do something! Chai Yuyuan lifted the curtain and looked at the sun that had turned west, anxious.
If he doesn't come here and wait, can Xiao Nuan go with him? If Xiao Nuan doesn't go with him, what is the use of her going? Chen Zumo glanced at his bejeweled wife, and said slowly, "Mother-in-law said, let Mrs. take care of Xiaomian at home, don't go too early, just go before the worship hall." ”
If she goes early, she will cause trouble at home, and her mother-in-law is also afraid that she will cause trouble.
Her mother treated her more and more coldly. Chai Yuyuan was unhappy in her heart, and saw that the wooden door of the fourth village finally opened, and an ordinary carriage drove out, followed by only one servant, and the smugness in her eyes couldn't be stopped.
With this posture, Chen Xiaonuan is embarrassed to say that she is the lord of Wenchang? It's really from the village, and it's a little family!
When the carriage approached, Xiao Nuan raised the curtain and asked, "Since you are here, why don't you send someone in to spread the word?" ”
Chen Zumo saw that there was no rhubarb in the carriage, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's go, I'm afraid that the carriage won't be able to get in if it's too late." ”
As the carriage moved slowly, Xiaocao said with regret, "Sister, the clothes worn by the county mother are not from Ayaluofang. ”
Qin Rizhan helped Chen Zumo sell books but did not give Chen Zumo money, which angered Chai Yuyuan, a big customer of Ayaluofang, and caused the loss of customers. Xiao Nuan didn't care, turned her head and asked Cui Qiao, "Can you recognize where the clothes on her body are?" It's not bad to look at. ”
Cui Qiao immediately replied, "Two days ago, the slave maid followed Madame to the street, passed by the feather coat shop of the right Xiang's family, and bumped into Mrs. Chen's carriage. The fabrics displayed in the feather coat shop are brightly colored, very similar to those on Mrs. Chen's body. ”
Not only did this customer lose, but he also went to a competitor's house. Xiao Nuan curled the corners of her mouth, "Has the county mother been in contact with the Cheng family recently?" ”
I don't know this Cui Qiao, Xuan Yi replied, "When I was on Yuping Street, the Chengwang Mansion and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion were not far away and very close, Mrs. Chen had dealings with several girls from the Right Minister, and the relationship between the six girls of the Cheng family and Mrs. Chen was not bad. But after Miss Cheng Liu's marriage was far away, the correspondence between the Cheng family and Mrs. Chen was cut off, and the correspondence between the Cheng family and Mrs. Chen's mother's family was only between Chai Zhisui and Cheng Xianwu. ”
Chai Zirang lost the titles of county king and scattered official, and moved out of Yuping Street, where nobles gather in the capital, and they naturally couldn't climb up to such a door as the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Xiao Nuan nodded, didn't ask any more, and only accompanied her sister to finish turning over the flower rope.
Outside the carriage became noisy, and the speed of the car slowed down. Huang Zihou came over and asked, "County Lord, the road ahead is blocked, Mr. Chen wants to ask you and the second girl to get out of the car and walk with him." ”
Xuan Er said in a low voice, "There are three roads on Peel Street, and this is the most congested one. ”
Xiao Nuan comprehended, took Xiaocao's hand and said, "Do you remember what my sister said in the morning?" ”
Xiaocao looked like she was going to fight, "Sister, don't worry, Xiaocao understands!" ”
The two got out of the car and walked a few steps forward, and Chen Zumo took Chai Yuyuan's mother and daughter out of the car. Chen Zumo smiled kindly, and said to Xiao Nuan, "The road is too blocked, so as not to delay the good day, you go over with your father." ”
There was a happy event in the Chai family, and people who came to see the excitement and waited for the happy money crowded on both sides, and these people saw that Chen Xiaonuan really followed his father, and they talked about it in an uproar.
In the midst of this noisy discussion, Xiao Nuan pulled the grass calmly and walked slowly forward behind Chai Yuyuan. When observing the style of clothes on Chai Yuyuan's body, Xiao Nuan was surprised to find that although Chai Yuyuan was still very plump, at least she didn't look stupid, she actually had a waist, which was not easy.
When Xiao Nuan and his party passed by a row of carriages, Xuan Er kept reporting in Xiao Nuan's ear, "This is the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, this is the family of the criminal officer of the Criminal Department, and this is the ...... of the Household Squire's family."
After Chen Zumo's family passed, the ladies on the carriage would also raise the curtain and take a few glances, and then snort coldly, "I want to cover up!" ”
Chen Zumo did this just to let people know that Chen Xiaonuan came with him! But what kind of person with status will let his family swagger through the market, and he is not afraid of being collided. Chen Zumo doesn't understand this, and Chai Yuyuan doesn't understand either!
"Chen Xiaonuan really came, I don't know if King Sheng will arrive." In a carriage, there was the delicate little girl who whispered expectantly.
The old lady in the car said in a deep voice, "It's just that the younger brother of the six-rank petty official of the Criminal Department is married, how could King Sheng come to such a place." Later, you can talk to Chen Xiaonuan a few more words, and you must let her remember who you are. ”
"Yes." The two cardamom girls in the car replied in unison. Half of the female relatives who came to the banquet today were for Chen Xiaonuan. It's not because of the side, just because Chen Xiaonuan doesn't have many times in Beijing, even if she comes, the cat is in her grange, and she doesn't go to the banquets to send posts, people go out either to the temple or to the palace, you say that people are not angry!
When Chen Zumo and his entourage arrived at the gate of Chaifu, the eyes of the steward and mother-in-law were on Chen Xiaonuan. They have heard Chen Xiaonuan's name for a long time but have never seen a real person, they thought that she would be like the third aunt and grandmother in the family, she was a high-flying and domineering person, but she didn't expect that she looked like such a well-behaved and clever little girl.
Chai Zhisui's sister-in-law Xin stepped forward and bowed her head to Chai Yuyuan, and then walked quickly to Xiao Nuan and saluted, "County Lord, you are here." ”
Hearing this "county lord", Chai Yuyuan gritted her silver teeth!
Xiao Nuan smiled, "Young lady, please get up, I'm too late." ”
"It's not too late, it's not too late at all." Xin leaned over and said to Xiao Cao lovingly, "Is this Xiao Cao Girl?" It's really like the county lord. "Not only looks like temperament, but also looks like temperament, these two girls have cleverness in their eyes, which makes people know a lot of eyes at a glance, and her stupid sister-in-law can't see it!
Xiaocao called someone sweetly, and obediently followed her sister inside, without asking and looking around. The rules can be learned so well, the Qin family must have put a lot of effort into raising these two daughters, and the Xin family nodded secretly.
Chai Yuyuan, who was a few steps behind, asked the mother-in-law next to her in a low voice, "What is the congratulatory gift for the little warm belt?" ”
The mother-in-law, who had been guarding the door for a long time, immediately replied, "Fifty taels of silver." ”
Sure enough, she couldn't get on the stage, and she was embarrassed to take out such a congratulatory gift! Chai Yuyuan turned her head and asked Chen Zumo, "Master, how much gift money should we add?" ”
Chen Zumo said in a low voice, "Twenty taels, I also wrote a congratulatory couplet for my husband, and I will hand it over to the second brother in person later." ”
Twenty taels?! Chai Yuyuan gritted her teeth, "One hundred taels!" ”